London gains new rail link

MARYLEBONE STATION, something of a poor relation in terms of London’s railway terminals (and nearly axed by Beeching – but still part of the Monopoly game), has celebrated the announcement of the first major rail link from the capital to a major British city for 100 years.  Chiltern Railways has confirmed a £250m investment to create a new main line from London Marylebone station to Oxfordshire and the Midlands.  Designed explicitly to take cars off the roads, the centerpiece of the route link will be Water Eaton Parkway in North Oxford, a high quality integrated transport hub, linked to the A34, A40 and Oxford city centre. The West Midlands will get a new main line connection to London to rival the West Coast route to Euston, with the average trains from Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone taking just 100 minutes against the current 128.  Another beneficiary will be users of Wembley Stadium, a station on the route. www.chilternrailways.co.uk

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